Use repatriation programme to return home, Home Minister tells 600,000 illegals

PUTRAJAYA: Over 600,000 undocumented foreign workers not involved in the Manpower Recalibration Programme (PRTK) are urged to take advantage of the Migrant Repatriation Programme, which comes into effect on Friday (March 1).

Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said they are allowed until the end of this year to return to their home countries without facing legal action and will only be fined for certain offences under the Immigration Act.